Price Gift For N64 Brits

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British Nintendo owners who felt slighted by the recent hardware price cut are being gently appeased

By IGN Staff

UK distributor THE is understood to be making peaceful offerings to irate gamers who bought the machine early (at the old price of 250 pounds) only for the price to drop to 150 pounds just one month after launch.

Although THE is not making a big deal about its arrangement, we understand that owners who call up with a complaint are being offered a gift (of either a game or a peripheral) depending on their case. The unofficial qualification for which gift you receive (if any) includes the date when your machine was bought, among other requirements.

THE's policy is not unusual among hardware companies, which are often careful to avoid bad publicity due to sudden price drops. But in Australia, Nintendo's distributor has promised a free game to every consumer who bought hardware at the old price.

A senior UK industry insider told N64.com: "THE's deal is all a bit wishy-washy, but it's better than nothing. They don't want to make a fuss, and I think they just want this problem to go away. It's a very British solution."

Any of our British readers who think they have cause for complaint should call THE at 011 4 01703 653377 during office hours. Make sure you have a receipt stating that your machine was bought before May 1.